Fucus muscoides (Cotton) Feldmann & Magne, nom. illeg. 1964

Fucus cottonii M.J.Wynne & Magne

Current name: Fucus cottonii M.J.Wynne & Magne
Original plate - 01 January 0001. Royal Irish Academy

Publication Details
Fucus muscoides (Cotton) Feldmann & Magne, nom. illeg. 1964: 16

Published in: Feldmann, J. & Magne, M.F. (1964). Additions a l'inventaire de la flore marine de Roscoff algues, champignons, lichens. Travaux Station Biologique de Roscoff, Nouvelle Série 15(New supplement): 1-23 [5].

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Type Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Fucus is Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Fucus cottonii M.J.Wynne & Magne.

Basionym
Fucus vesiculosus var. muscoides Cotton

Type Information
Syntype localities: Clew Bay and Achill Sound, Co. Mayo, Ireland; (Cotton 1912: 96, 126) Type: "on firm peat, near extreme high-water mark"; BM; (Cotton 1912: 126) Notes: Ireland: Clare Island (INA). Type specimen (in BM) corresponds to Cotton's (1912) pl. VI, fig. 1 (Wynne & Magne, 1991: 59).

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), resembling a moss (Neal 1993).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 11 December 1998 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 17 January 2022

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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 17 January 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 28 March 2024

 
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